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Austrolebias bellottii in Uruguay
Argentine pearlfish

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Austrolebias bellottii   (Steindachner, 1881)
Family:	Rivulidae (Rivulines)			picture (Aubel_u0.gif) by Cada, L.A.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Argentine pearlfish
Max. size:	7.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139); max. reported age: 1 years
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7; dH range: 5 - 8
Climate:	subtropical; 18 - 22°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tmax=1)
Distribution:	South America: Lower Paraná and Uruguay River basins.
Biology:	Seasonal toothcarp living in waters that dry up during the dry season. The adult fishes die but the eggs survive in the mud and hatch in the next rainy season. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner, 4 months incubation. Is easy to maintain in the aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Costa, Wilson J.E.M.
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Uruguay country information
Common names:	Cinolebia, Killifish		Ref:  Nion, H., C. Rios and P. Meneses, 2002
Status:	native		Ref:  Huber, J.H., 1996
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uy.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Costa, W.J.E.M., 2003
National Database:	Dinara
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Bailly, Nicolas

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07